So Long a Letter Quotes/Questions

Question 1

How did Aunty Nabou influence young Nabou?Ch 15

Answer 1

“oral tradition”, cultural influence. “And slowly but surely, through the sheer force of repetition, the virtues and greatness of a race took root in this child.”

Question 2

Discuss Ramatoulaye’s style while depicting Binetou’s character development and experiences.

Answer 2

“A victim, she wanted to be the oppressor.” “Demanding. She tormented.” “..she wanted her prison gilded”.

Question 3

Discuss the narrator’s tone and mood as she reminisces how the new marriage had changed people and lives.

Answer 3

Use of imagery, sarcasm, remorse, jealousy, pain, hurt, regret, anger, frustration

Question 4

Discuss recurring motifs, symbols, metaphors, images, rhetorical questions in the story.

Answer 4

‘survival’, ‘a fluttering leaf’, ‘waiting’, ‘abandoned’, ‘rejection’ ‘knife’ ‘bleed’, ‘prisoner’… find more